Archive of films A Lucky Day / Un día de suerte

Argentina / Spain
2002, 94 min

Section: Forum of Independents
Year: 2002

Twenty-five-year-old Elsa, like tens of thousands of other Argentinians, would rather leave the country: ideally to visit the young Italian she met in Buenos Aires some time ago. But Italy turns out to be very different from the country of her dreams.


Synopsis

Twenty-five-year-old Elsa lives in today’s Buenos Aires, a city of unrest, unemployment and poverty. She struggles to make ends meet with casual work. But like tens of thousands of other Argentinians, she would rather leave the country to escape the hopelessness and go as far away as possible: ideally to see the young Italian she met in Buenos Aires some time ago. Together with her friends, Laura, Walter and Toni, Elsa wanders around looking for ways to make money, even on the black market, if necessary. Walter, with whom she starts an affair, finally finds a way for her to travel to Europe. But Italy turns out to be very different from the country of her dreams.

About the director

Sandra Gugliotta

Sandra Gugliotta (Buenos Aires) studied film in Argentina and Spain. Her first short film, Noches Aticas (1995) received an INCAA award, and was later incorporated into Historias Brevas I, a feature composed of nine short films which were shown at numerous film festivals. Between 1996 and 1999 she produced four independent Argentinian films by other directors. A Lucky Day is her first feature film.

About the film

Black & white, 35 mm

Section: Forum of Independents
   
Director: Sandra Gugliotta
Screenplay: Sandra Gugliotta, Marcelo Schapces, Julio Cardoso
Dir. of Photography: Alberto Iannuzzi
Music: Diego Frenkel, Sebastián Schachtel
Editor: Alejo Flah
Producer: Marcelo Schapces
Production: Barakacine Producciones
Cast: Valentina Bassi, Lola Berthet, Fernán Mirás, Damián de Santo, Darío Vittori, Jesús Berenguer
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